edgeworth<p>This PDF: <a href="https://www.transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2023/90015.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">transit.dot.gov/sites/fta.dot.</span><span class="invisible">gov/files/transit_agency_profile_doc/2023/90015.pdf</span></a><br>...seems to show that SF Muni has better farebox recovery on cable cars (nearly 26%!) than "Street Car Rail" (presumably the historic F Line), and that buses are superior to light rail.</p><p>I'm intrigued by these numbers, but I suppose cost per passenger mile is probably a more useful measure, and I'm having trouble figuring out which section has that information.</p><p>(PDF link from this <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://sfba.social/@MLNow" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>MLNow</span></a></span> article: <a href="https://missionlocal.org/2024/12/muni-stands-to-be-eviscerated-but-this-would-eviscerate-san-francisco/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">missionlocal.org/2024/12/muni-</span><span class="invisible">stands-to-be-eviscerated-but-this-would-eviscerate-san-francisco/</span></a> —&nbsp;relevant section in the PDF for farebox recovery seems to be the "Operating Expense Detail" section in the bottom left of page 2)</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/transit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>transit</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/FareBoxRecovery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FareBoxRecovery</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SFMuni" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFMuni</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/CableCar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CableCar</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/LightRail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LightRail</span></a></p>